Homeowner board limits who can attend its meetings

By Donie Vanitzian

I've been attending my homeowner association's monthly board meetings for 30 years. Because the board doesn't report everything in the minutes, these meetings are important to me. There have been times I've been ill or away and asked the board if my sister could attend the meeting on my behalf. They said if I got a power of attorney she could attend. I hired a lawyer and paid for the power of attorney, but when my sister went to the meeting the board denied her entry and said they didn't care that she had the document.

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